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JEE Main 2022Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift

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The sum of number of lone pairs of electrons present on the central atoms of XeO3, XeOF4 and XeF6, is ______________

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JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift Chemistry - Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure Question 115 English Explanation 1

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift Chemistry - Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure Question 115 English Explanation 2

From structure, it is clear that it has five bond pairs and one lone pair.

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift Chemistry - Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure Question 115 English Explanation 3

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